Ana Rifa is a culinary alchemist from Mexico City. Her interest in food dates back to her grandmother’s kitchen in Santa Barbara, Chihuahua and through her travels in the south of Mexico, Florence and Paris in her late teens. These places and her background as an accomplished muralist and visual artist; have served as catalysts for her cooking creations, visual interpretations and preparations of ingredients. Her flavor profile is inspired by the traditional Mexican cuisines of Oaxaca and the Yucatan, embracing a diversity of cultural flavor markers from around the world through the lens of American cuisine. In 2005 she spent 3 months in Australia, which resulted in her own redefinition of perceiving food as a healing agent, the ultimate medicine experience. Her versatility with spice and taste fusion has allowed her to cook in kitchens in New York; from the Hudson Valley to Manhattan- private cheffing and catering in Mexico City, Alaska, Taos/Santa Fe, Savannah, Nantucket and Los Angeles as well as large scale catering events such as Burning Man Festival in Nevada.

Cristina Arnal is part of the BabyQuip team of trusted partners, and serves the Santa Fe area families with all their baby gear and baby furniture needs. She’s a native to Santa Fe and wants your visit here to feel like home, giving you and your little one(s) the same comforts and conveniences–or she’ll at least help to make your travels more enjoyable!

What a lovely place! I recently brought a group of yogi’s to Rass Mandal for a week long yoga retreat. The space was beautiful and comfortable. The views are magical. They keep homing pigeons, which were delightful to watch in the morning and evening. Richard was wonderful to work with–very responsive–and he wanted to make sure we had everything we needed. Brenda Steele of Terrabite Kitchen was our personal chef and I can’t recommend her enough. She made beautiful, delicious and nutritious food for my very eclectic group with differing needs. Nothing phased her in the slightest! She likes cooking at Rass Mandal, I highly recommend her. Great place, we’ll be back!!! Thank you Richard!